And then there are the homes that are already restored, modernized, and inhabited...

...like the Charles I.D. Moore Residence.

Original features like built-in furniture, wood carvings, and two large fireplaces are still visible...

...but it's hard to admire all the Arts & Crafts architectural features when it's full of somebody's stuff, reminding you that you are very much in 2015, and not 1907.

At the Kenworthy Residence, you can marvel at the achievement of this traditional home, which was built with Streamline / Art Deco touches in 1935, in the middle of The Great Depression.

Looking up at the barrel vaulted ceiling in the living room, and taking a peek into the current residents' private living quarters...

...it's hard to imagine that the Caribbean American Credit Union operated out of this house for several decades of the second half of the 20th century.

As common as these home tours are, it's very weird for me to invade a strangers' personal space. I'm not really interested in how people live now. Visiting their houses feels like an intrusion to me. I'd rather see the places after they're gone, or before they move in. Their contemporary amenities and accommodations distract me from absorbing the spirit of the space.

Maybe in 30 years, I'll care about these people who live there now. But at the moment, I don't.

Here's a particularly moody view of the Beckett Residence from a few years ago [added 6/27/15 at the suggestion of a reader]: